False evidence

Chapter 429 Rekindling the Bond (14)

Do not leave alone on the 49th day of the month; success requires the help of four people: a wise man, a sorcerer, a child, and an ancestor; none can be missing.

This is the content of the signed paper that Jiang Budai gave me before he left.

I must admit that once again, without realizing it, I have fallen into a maze.

but……

This is like an escape room game, with hints provided.

The slip of paper Jiang Budai signed served as a hint.

I don't know what I'm going to face, but I have a considerable degree of trust in Jiang Budai.

Because I've already decided that since he can't have direct contact with Anxin, he needs someone like me to take care of his daughter.

He had no reason to cheat me.

"Ancestors?" Xiao Shen glanced sideways at the back door.

Just then, Fang Ling walked in.

"Oh, my ancestors!"

I had barely uttered a sound when Fang Ling pressed my forehead and shoved me back into my chair. "No need for greetings. I'm heading out right now to take care of something."

"Sister Ling, I also need your help with something..."

"I'm busy!" Fang Ling said to me, sounding very agitated and even a little breathless, "One week. If I'm not back in seven days, you..."

She paused, then continued, "Fang Ling will definitely come back, but I might not be able to. If I don't come back, don't look for me anymore."

"Can we stop speaking in riddles?"

I'm at my wit's end.

This is truly one wave after another.

Why did she suddenly have a problem too?

Fang Ling suddenly glared at me with a fierce expression: "Don't stop me! You can't stop me!"

This is the second time I've seen her with that expression.

The first time was on the day of Jiang Baohan's burial...

"I need help now, I need someone's help," I said quickly.

"No time!"

Fang Ling said decisively, then hesitated for a moment before adding, "Find your uncle!"

With just one sentence, she stepped out of the gate and left the courtyard without looking back.

Nothing was said that day.

The next morning, I heard the doorbell ring. I slowly got dressed, went downstairs, and opened the front gate.

"This house is really old!" Old Zhan said as he looked around.

Tong Xiangnan made eye contact with me, then suddenly glanced back.

Following his gaze, I realized that it wasn't just him and Lao Zhan who had come; there was another person behind him tilting their head and looking at me.

Gao He scratched his brow, stepped forward and said to me, "I'm off today. I was planning to have a morning drink with you, but we just happened to run into each other at the street corner."

He had just gestured towards Tong Xiangnan with his lip when a woman's voice came from behind him:

Am I too early?

Gao He stepped aside and looked back.

A woman with a beautiful and serene face approached in her electric wheelchair, looked up and met my gaze:
"Liu Hong isn't home. I feel light, so I got up early and came over here first."

I was somewhat prepared, but I was still caught off guard when I saw Janice Vidal arrive alone.

The key question is, how did Gao He get here?

The whole morning, most of the day.

The house is really lively.

I called Tong Xiangnan.

He was my uncle, he was—my ancestor.

Fang Ling (Tong Jiawen) suddenly 'ran away from home,' so I had no choice but to look for him.

But my uncle can be unreliable sometimes. Why did he bring LeBron along?
Gao He was just dropping by.

But this guy, I don't know if it's because of his professional instincts, or because he's tired of taking care of his wife and kids... he just won't leave once he gets here. I'm the one who contacted Wei Lanzhen.

She was injured in the spine by Ji Jianjun and can only use a wheelchair, but she knows witchcraft and black magic.

Jiang Budai's divination slip told me to find a venerable elder, a sorcerer, a child spirit, and an ancestor.

Of all the people I know, it seems that only Wei Lan knows anything about Gu magic.

Our ancestor... Tong Xiangnan has arrived.

The Gu Master has finally arrived.

But today is only April 8th, and tomorrow is the 9th!

Both Pidan's mom and Erpang are people who love lively gatherings.

The two of them really let loose for most of the day.

While his mother-in-law and Pidan were busy in the kitchen, Erpang simply set up a wood-fired pot in the yard to stew meat.

Old James is also a foodie, so he can get along well with Erpang.

The two squatted in front of the makeshift earthen stove made of bricks, smelling the aroma of meat and chatting while watching the pot.

"Ding dong!"

I was still in a daze when the doorbell rang.

The door opened, and there came the 'boy'.

Xiao Shen pointed to a tall, thin man behind him and said, "Bian Yaoshuang, come and get the niche for you."

I reached out and shook hands with Bian Yaoshuang. "Let's eat first."

The other person shook their head: "I'll get to work first. You guys don't need to worry about me."

He really did what he said he would do. After getting my permission, he immediately followed Xiao Shen upstairs to the second floor.

Halfway through the meal, Gao turned to look at the stairs for the nth time:
"Shouldn't we let Little Shen and that young man come down and eat?"

"I'm really hungry."

Xiao Shensan walked down the stairs alone.

Seeing him sit down at the table, I pointed towards the stairs and asked, "Don't experts need to eat?"

"Experts all forbid hunger."

Xiao Shen picked up his chopsticks, leaned close to my ear, and whispered something:
"Never mind him, he's not alive! Zombies can live without food!"

"Zombies? What does that mean?"

I really didn't understand what he was saying.

Before he could answer, his phone vibrated.

I suddenly had a bad feeling. I answered the phone, and Gu Haitao said with a rather excited tone:
"Sanqi, the clothes are finished, they look beautiful..."

A scene suddenly flashed through my mind, and I shouted, "Don't let Xie Xiaohuan go out!"

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp screech of brakes and a muffled thud came through the receiver.

My heart sank, and I got up and ran outside.

Erpang, Gaohe, and Pidan got into the car, and when they arrived at Shuangshan Road, the police car had already arrived.

A white van was parked diagonally on the road in front of the funeral parlor, its windshield and bumper damaged.

Five meters away from the front of the car, Gu Haitao was sitting on the ground, staring blankly at Xie Xiaohuan, whose eyes were closed and whose mouth was bleeding.

An ambulance arrived and Xie Xiaohuan was taken to the hospital.

Gu Haitao suddenly realized he wanted to get on the bus, but I pulled him down.

Pidan went to the hospital in the car, and I walked over to the van driver who was being questioned.

The young driver was genuinely panicked. "Officer, it really wasn't my fault. She suddenly darted into the middle of the road, and I braked in time, but she was going too fast and we still hit each other. It's not my fault at all. If you don't believe me, you can check my dashcam footage!"

Police reviewed the dashcam footage, which showed that the driver was not lying.

Gu Haitao said that they worked for almost a day and a night and finally finished making the paper clothes.

Xie Xiaohuan said she wanted to go out for some fresh air. When Gu Haitao called me, he saw Xie Xiaohuan suddenly rush into the road.

"Let's go to the hospital! I'm worried something might happen to Xiaohuan." Gu Haitao's voice trembled slightly.

I checked the time. "You have more important things to do today. Let's go see her tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)